Wire terminal apparatus for electrical connectors

摘要

Apparatus for terminating a plurality of wires (152) of a cable (150) in a particular order in contacts in a connector. The apparatus includes: a connector placement portion (20) for moving a connector from front to back and from left to right; a wire aligning portion (64) for randomly aligning the wires (152); a wire discriminating portion (42) for simultaneously discriminating the colors and thicknesses of the wires (152) arranged by the wire aligning portion (64); a connecting portion (38) having a stuffer (70) for connecting the wires (152) to the connector; and a controller for discriminating the colors and thicknesses of the wires and for controlling stepping motors (10, 14). The controller determines the correspondence between the wires (152) randomly arranged by the wire alignment portion (64) and the contacts of the connector, then controls the stepping motors (10, 14) so that the wires (152) and the contacts are aligned with respect to the stuffer (70).